Rivermere Care Home

Bessels Green

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Rivermere Care Home scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Very good

Last inspected on 26 September 2025 by Sevenoaks.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Rivermere Care Home, from June 2021 to September 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2021 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Rivermere Care Home.

Food hygiene rating history for Rivermere Care Home
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
18 June 2021	5 / 5	Very good
26 September 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Rivermere Care Home in Bessels Green has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

Rivermere Retirement And Care Home,
64 Westerham Road,
Bessels Green,
KENT,
TN13 2PZ

Rivermere Care Home Hygiene Rating - 5/5

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Rivermere Care Home. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Rivermere Care Home?

Food hygiene at Rivermere Care Home is inspected by Sevenoaks, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.sevenoaks.gov.uk/ or [email protected].

Questions about Rivermere Care Home

What is Rivermere Care Home’s food hygiene rating?

Rivermere Care Home has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 26 September 2025.

When was Rivermere Care Home last inspected?

Rivermere Care Home was last inspected by Sevenoaks on 26 September 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.